Crysis Username Format String Vulnerability

BID:28039

Info

Crysis Username Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28039
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-1127
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 28 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 04 2008 04:32PM
Credit: LONGPOKE<ATOM> is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Crytek Crysis 1.1.1 .5879
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Crysis Username Format String Vulnerability

Crysis is prone to a format-string vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of a user running the application. Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.

Crysis 1.1.1.5879 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Crysis Username Format String Vulnerability

When entered into the console of the game, the following commands will demonstrate this issue by triggering crashes:

name %n\x00\x00\x00\x00
kill

Solution / Fix

Crysis Username Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Crysis Username Format String Vulnerability

References:

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report